Biology of chrysophtharta agricola (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), a pest of eucalyptus plantations in south-eastern Australia

Australian Forestry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-66

  Nahrung, Helen F ^a,b  

^a CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae; Chrysophtharta agricola; Defoliation; Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus nitens; Forest plantations; Insect pests; Natural enemies; Parasitoids; Paropsina; Phenology; Predators

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MUSEUMS; VEGETATION;

CHRYSOPHTHARTA AGRICOLA; FOREST PLANTATION; INSECT PESTS; NATURAL ENEMIES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFOLIATION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FORESTRY; MUSEUMS; PESTS; PHENOLOGY; PLANTS;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOPHTHARTA; CHRYSOPHTHARTA AGRICOLA; COLEOPTERA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; INSECTA;

EID: 1842760828     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2004.10676207     Document Type: Article

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